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Reviews
Reviews are grouped according to subject (eg osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, exercise, joint surgery), with new reviews added regularly.
Ankylosing spondylitis
- Does sulfasalazine work to treat ankylosing spondylitis and how safe is it?
- How well does physical therapy work for treating ankylosing spondylitis?
- Methotrexate for ankylosing spondylitis
Exercise
- Exercise for older patients in hospital
- Strategies for improving adherence to exercise in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain - NEW!
See also -
- Fibromyalgia syndrome - Exercise for treating fibromyalgia syndrome
- Osteoarthritis - Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis - Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Does Tai Chi help people with rheumatoid arthritis?
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Dynamic exercise programs (aerobic capacity and/or muscle strength training) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Foot pain
Gout
Hands
- Corticosteroid injection for de Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Local corticosteroid injection for trigger finger
Joint surgery
- Electrical stimulation for thigh muscle strengthening before and after knee replacement surgery - NEW!
- How well does information and education given before hip or knee replacement surgery improve recovery?
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip or knee
- Processed versus fresh frozen bone for repairing the bone in revision hip surgery
- Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb
- Surgery for rotator cuff disease
- Surgical approaches to hip replacement surgery
- Treatments for dislocation of the hip after hip replacement surgery!
See also -
- Osteoarthritis - Arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis -Does an osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the knee help and is it safe?
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis in the shoulder
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Post-operative therapy for knuckle joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis
- Shoulder pain - Surgery for rotator cuff disease
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
See also -
- Bisphosphonate therapy for children and adolescents with secondary osteoporosis
- How well do calcium supplements work to build stronger bones in children?
Lupus
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) for lupus erythematosus
- Does cyclophosphamide work to treat central nervous system lupus (neuropsychiatric lupus)?
Osteoarthritis
- Acupuncture for osteoarthritis - NEW!
- Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis
- Arthroscopic debridement for osteoarthritis of the knee
- Balneotherapy or spa therapy for osteoarthritis
- Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
- Does an osteotomy for osteoarthritis of the knee help and is it safe?
- Does glucosamine work for treating osteoarthritis?
- Does ultrasound therapy work to treat osteoarthritis?
- Doxycycline for osteoarthritis
- Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee
- Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip
- How well does paracetamol work and compare to anti-inflammatories to treat osteoarthritis and is it safe?
- How well does thermotherapy work for treating osteoarthritis of the knee and how safe is it?
- Opiods for osteoarthritis
- S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) for osteoarthritis
- Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis - NEW!
- Tramadol for osteoarthritis
See also -
- Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb
Osteoporosis
- Alendronate for preventing fractures caused by osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
- Bisphosphonate therapy for children and adolescents with secondary osteoporosis
- Etidronate for preventing fractures caused by osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
- How well do calcium supplements work to build stronger bones in children?
- Risedronate for preventing fractures caused by osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
- Strontium ranelate for women with osteoporosis after menopause
Rheumatoid arthritis
- Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis
- Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis
- Assistive technology for rheumatoid arthritis
- Balneotherapy or spa therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
- Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis: an overview of Cochrane reviews
- Does acupuncture work for treating rheumatoid arthritis?
- Does folic acid (or folinic acid) decrease side effects in patients taking methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis?
- Does patient education work for people with rheumatoid arthritis?
- Does occupational therapy help people with rheumatoid arthritis?
- Does Tai Chi help people with rheumatoid arthritis?
- Does thermotherapy work for treating rheumatoid arthritis and how safe is it?
- Do intra-articular steroid injections work for treating rheumatoid arthritis and should people rest after the injections?
- Dynamic exercise programs (aerobic capacity and/or muscle strength training) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Effects of glucocorticoids on radiological progression in rheumatoid arthritis
- Golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis - NEW!
- How well does adalimumab work to treat rheumatoid arthritis and how safe is it?
- Post-operative therapy for knuckle joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis
- Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis in the shoulder - NEW!
- The effect of diets on rheumatoid arthritis
Shoulder pain
- Arthrographic distension for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
- Does acupuncture work for treating shoulder pain?
- Glyceryl trinitrate patches for rotator cuff disease
- Oral steroids for shoulder pain (adhesive capsulitis)
- Surgery for rotator cuff disease
Tennis elbow